Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Thomas Sowell (1930- )
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Howard Thurman (1900-1981)
Open Housing Demonstration, Downtown Seattle, 1964
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The Seattle Open Housing Debate
Ben E. King, Arches, Glasgow, April 15, 2012
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Ben E. King (1938-2015)

Explore Global African History

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Meghan Markle (1981- )
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Ali Al’amin Mazrui (1933–2014)
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Empress Zewditu (1876-1930)
Emmanuel Kissi
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Emmanuel Abu Kissi (1938– )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
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Black Freedom and Social Class in St. Louis, Missouri between the Great Depression and the Great Society
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An American Family’s Multigenerational Rise from Slavery to Harvard University
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators